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date:
27th May 2005
columnist:
Margaux
So Hot…
THE ROOTS TOURING AUSTRALIA 2OO5
Big news at hand for music lovers down-under: hip hop legends, The Roots are bringing their acclaimed live show back to our shores for their first ever headline tour of Australia. Voted one of the “Twenty Greatest Live Acts in the World” by Rolling Stone readers, The Roots are true hip-hop luminaries. Since coming together in 1987, they have achieved credibility and respect for their ground-breaking musicality. Rolling Stone has proclaimed them “pioneers of the live-rap movement”. “The Roots opened the door for a new breed of artist, stressing the importance of original music and intelligent content… They are without a doubt one of the most important bands around, not just as emcees, but as musicians and role models.”
Throughout their career, The Roots have produced seven albums, including the critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning Things Fall Apart (UMA, 1999) and their 2003 hit Phrenology. Their latest release, The Tipping Point (UMA) debuted at #4 on the overseas Billboard Chart, scoring them two Grammy nominations and placing them on Blender Magazine’s Top 50 CDs for 2004 list. Live, The Roots are mind-blowingly awesome. Their upcoming tour will see them deliver a two hour musical journey through funk, jazz, rock and hip hop. Witness The Roots full line up on stage - Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson (musical director/ drums), Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter (lead mc), Leonard “Hub” Hubbard (bass), James “Kamal” Gray (keyboards), Kirk “Cap’n Kirk” Douglas (guitar), Frank “Knuckles” Walker (percussion) and Maimouna Youssef (vocals). To ensure you don’t miss out on seeing The Roots in all their glory, be sure to get your ticket when they go on sale on Thursday 9 June.
Tour dates:
Friday 29 July The Arena, Brisbane (Over 18s)
Saturday 30 July Enmore Theatre, Sydney (All ages)
Sunday 31 July Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (All ages)
Wednesday 3 August Metro City, Perth (Over 18s)
Friday 5 August The Metro, Melbourne (Over 18s)
WINTER ENCHANTED
Enchanted has been running for seven years now and this compilation was put together as a thank you to the clubbing community in South Australia as a massive thank you for it's success over these years. It has grown to become South Australia's most prestigious dance event, having been voted best event at the SA dance music awards 6 years in a row. Enchanted is a multi-room event featuring hard dance, drum and bass, trance, house, hardcore, techno, breaks and hip hop. This CD is focused mainly on drum and bass and hard dance. 'Winter Enchanted' is mixed by Mr. S & MPK. In recent years there has been one name on the lips of hard dance lovers in this town - Mr.S! An amazing DJ (for over 15 years!) he has slowly risen through the DJ ranks gaining experience as he went and as a result he is practically untouchable in the rave scene. Over the past 18 months he has run his own business, Direct Vinyl Distribution, where he was the man bringing the latest and greatest hard house records into the country. As a result he has the best hard dance record collection in the country and a box full of tunes other DJs can only dream about. Voted # 3 DJ in SA for this years In The Mix Top 50. Adelaide's leading Drum and Bass DJ, Plays to over 2000 people a week. Has performed in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and New Zealand and has released tracks on Underground Pressings. Enchanted's main man and tour promoter for the world's leading DJ's and producers. For more info check out:
http://enchantedforest.com.au/enchanted2005.html
JACKINABOX
June 5 marks the local release of Turin Brakes' stunning third album, JackInABox. Following their 2001 debut, the Mercury-Prize nominated The Optimist and the commercial breakthrough of 2003's Ether Song, declaring their JackinABox their 'best ever' is a big call - and one that Turin Brakes are happy to make. JackInABox is Turin Brakes' boldest, most beautiful, most ambitious statement yet and one that we hope you love as much as we do. Want some fun? Well head on over and play an online Turin Brakes game!
http://www.turinbrakes.com/game/site.php Good Luck!
SEATTLE SONGSMITH LAURA VEIRS IN AUSTRALIA THIS WEEK
Acclaimed Seattle song smith Laura Veirs impressed many a critic and record buyer with last years Carbon Glacier album. Released in 2004 to gushing reviews including 5 stars from Uncut magazine, Veirs established herself as a true talent bound to stand the test of time. Born at the edge of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Laura Veirs grew up exploring the water, snow, stars, and craggy peaks of the American West. Her first record, The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae (2000) caught the attention of the Bella Union label who then released Trouble By The Fire (2003). That album saw the young songwriter pulled from obscurity to become one of the most promising artists to emerge in the new century. The following year Laura Veirs released Carbon Glacier- an album of astonishingly well-crafted and bittersweet songs. Backed by haunting soundscapes, these winter laments reference shipwrecks and snowstorms, chimney sweeps, and mortality in dreamy stream-of-consciousness style lyrics. Unlike many who carry the 'singer-songwriters' tag, Veirs actually writes really great songs. Produced by Tucker Martine of Modest Mouse, the album was licensed in the U.S by the notoriously selective Nonesuch records, home to Wilco and Brian Wilson. Joining her on her first Australian tour are Steve Moore (trombone, keyboards) and Pacific North West institution Karl Blau (bass, guitar) - frequent collaborator and mentor of The Microphones/Mt Eerie.
Tour dates:
Thursday 26th May – Northcote Social Club, MELBOURNE
Friday 27th May – The Basement, SYDNEY
Saturday 28th May – The Troubadour, BRISBANE
Sunday 29th May – Manchester Lane, MELBOURNE
SPEED OF SOUND
Hot off the press! Check out the following video links for Coldplay’s 'Speed of Sound'-
Title: Speed Of Sound (Video)
Author: Coldplay
Copyright: EMI
Filename: URL
http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=3ecc5ac5-38b1-4d7d-8360-262151c31fc8&delivery=stream
So Not…
VIETNAMESE PAPER ROLLS
Too weird for my taste buds and I’ll eat ox tail!
HD-
I understand you said if I received ‘High Distinction’s‘ straight away it wouldn’t give me something to strive for but it’s the maintenance of that grade that I’m so good at!
PARKING IN THE CITY
Who brings change with them anyway?!
TIRED SO TIRED
Is it just me or does anyone else feel gluggy with this weather?
CANDLES
That goes off while you are and nearly sets the bedroom on fire! Oopsy daisy!
So What…
These are entries to a Washington Post competition asking for a rhyme with the most romantic first line but .... the least romantic second line:
Love may be beautiful, love may be bliss
But I only slept with you, because I was pissed.
I thought that I could love no other
Until, that is, I met your brother.
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead,
the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.
Of loving beauty you float with grace
If only you could hide your face.
Kind, intelligent, loving and hot
This describes everything you are not.
I want to feel your sweet embrace
But don't take that paper bag off of your face.
I love your smile, your face, and your eyes
Damn, I'm good at telling lies!
My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife:
Marrying you screwed up my life.
I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.
My love, you take my breath away.
What have you stepped in to smell this way?
My feelings for you no words can tell
Except for maybe "Go To Hell".
What inspired this amorous rhyme?
Two parts vodka, one part lime.
"According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful." Robert De Niro
You feelin’ me? Forward all bribes, blackmails and bootycalls to margaux@12am.com.au
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